Challenges in assessing adaptive genetic diversity: Overview of methods and empirical illustrations

Population Genetics for Animal Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 123-147

  Bonin, Aurélie ^a,b   Bernatchez, Louis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 79951942932     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511626920.007     Document Type: Chapter

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